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Abstract - Nowadays English language and culture have grabbed every nucleus of almost all the
University students in Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, English is taught as a compulsory subject in
schools, colleges, and in universities i.e. from the primary level to the tertiary level. The students
of Jahangirnagar University in Bangladesh are no exception. Here, the students think that using
English not only facilitates communication but also help them do well in their future life. Some
students think that it is a way to show smartness. Out of all these, the present researcher seeks
to find out the impact and influence of the English language on the lifestyle of the tertiary level
students in Bangladesh. It also tries to prove the fact that English language is a machine or a tool
of domination and power. The paper briefly discusses the origin of English language in the Indian
subcontinent and in Bangladesh. It also refers to the works done on the same area by different
researchers. Then it provides an overview or an analysis of some questions to sort out the use of
English by the students. It finds out in what ways the students use English language. At last, it
offers some recommendations and solution to get out of the influence of the English language.
Keywords : code mixing, code switching, english language in bangladesh, lingua franca.
GJHSS-G Classification : FOR Code: 200302
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Introduction
Dissertation Statement
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a) General Objectives
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b) Specific Objectives
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Literature Review
termed as acculturation. In this case, it is the acculturation of English language by The Bangladeshi University
students. It should be noted here that acculturation is
the process of adapting to or adopt a different culture.
Linton (1963) described the general process of
acculturation as involving modification in attitudes,
knowledge, and behavior. These modify-cations were
seen to require not only the addition of new elements to
an individuals cultural background, but also the
elimination of certain previous elements and the
reorganization of others. Thus the overall process of
acculturation demands both social and psychological
adaptation. (McLaughlin, 1987) part of this process
involves learning the appropriate linguistic habits to
function within the target- language group (Stauble
1980).
Ngugi Wa Thiongo, in his book Decolonising
the Mind (1981a), displaying anger toward the
isolationist feelings colonial education causes, asserted
that the process, annihilates a peoples belief in their
names, in their languages, in their environment, in their
heritage of struggle, in their unity, in their capacities and
ultimately in themselves. It makes them see their pats as
one wasteland of non- achievement and it makes them
want to distance themselves from that wasteland. It
makes them want to identify with that which is furthest
removed from themselves (Ashcroft et al.1995).
Thomas Macaulay understood this process of
acculturation many years ago although his motif was
purely Eurocentrically colonial. In 1935, in his Speeches
of Lord Macaulay with His Minute on Indian Education,
Macaulay opined, It is impossible for us, with our
limited means, to attempt to educate the body of the
people. We must at present do our best to form a class
who may be interpreters between us and the millions
whom we govern; a class of persons, Indian in blood
and color, but English in taste, in opinions, in morals,
and in intellect. (Ashcroft et al, 1995:430)
Language is directly related to culture. A culture
can never be thought of without culture. Wardhaugh
(1986) comments that there should be some kind of
relationship between the sounds, words, and syntax of a
language and the ways in which speakers of that
language experience the world and behave in it seems
so obvious as to be truism. He also says that one longstanding claim concerning the relationship between
language and culture is that the structure of a language
determines the way in that the speakers of that
language view the world. The impact of the English
media and language can result in various forms as code
mixing, code switching, code borrowing. The influence
of English language is paramount through the
imposition of English literature. Gauri Vishwanathan in
his essay The Beginnings of English Literary Study in
British India, British parliamentary documents have
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Research Methodology
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b) Sampling
Data for the study were collected through1. Questionnaire for the students
2. Interview of some teachers
3. Interview of some students
e) Data Analysis
f)
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Item - 1:
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Frequency
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4
Percentage (%)
3%
95%
2%
Score
1
2
3
4
Total
Frequencies
22
87
63
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200
Percentage (%)
11
43.5
31.5
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Frequency
163
37
Percentage (%)
81.5
18.5
Item - 5:
Item - 2:
Responses
Yes
No
Frequency
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131
Percentage (%)
34.5%
65.5%
Responses
Yes
No
Frequency
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130
Percentage (%)
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Yes
No
Frequency
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Percentage (%)
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Responses
Yes
No
Frequency
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Percentage (%)
14.5
85.5
Frequency
15
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199
Percentage (%)
7.5
92
99.5
Responses
Yes
No
Frequency
121
79
Percentage (%)
60.5
39.5
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Responses
Yes
No
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Frequency
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Item - 12:
This item finds out if the students speak English
in the same way at home (village/city) as they speak in
the campus. It contains two sub- questions. Question
no. (a) With friends; and (b) with family members.
Responses of the students are shown in the tables
below.
Percentage (%)
13.5
64
22.5
Frequencies
65
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8
Percentage (%)
32.5
63.5
4
Ranking
1
2
3
Percentage (%)
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47
Responses
Never
Sometimes
Always
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5
Items
English Movies and songs
English newspapers
English books, magazines, and
journals
English news
English advertisements
Item - 15:
This item asks if the students think in Bangla
before speaking in English. The findings of the question
are shown in the table below.
Respondents
Yes
No
Frequency
197
3
Percentage
98.5
1.5
Responses
Yes
No
Frequencies
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68
Percentage
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Yes
No
Frequency
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Percentage (%)
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Yes
No
Frequency
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Percentage (%)
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Responses
Always
Sometimes
No
Frequency
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02
Percentage (%)
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1st Qtr
Speaking
65%
2nd Qtr
writing
20%
Speakin
g 65%
3rd Qtr
Reading
8%
Writing
20%
Frequency
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Percentage
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This item investigates if the English language
teachers insult the students if they cannot speak in
proper English in class. The table below makes the
percentage of the responses clear.
Listenin
Reading g 7%
8%.
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Responses
Yes
No
Frequency
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Percentage
56.5
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Recommendations
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Conclusion
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40. Widdowson, H. G. (1974). The Deep Structure of
Appendix
a) Respondents Questionnaire
b) Personal Information
c) Questionnaire
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Fathers name:
Fathers educational qualification and Occupation:
Fathers monthly income (if any):
Mothers Name:
Mothers educational qualification and Occupation:
Mothers monthly income (if any):
Present address:
Permanent Address:
Phone and e-mail:
Date:
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